WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT:  Battling Bishops finish second in Hoops 4 Hunger food drive

Rocky Mount, NC - The final tally is in for the first annual HOOPS 4 HUNGER award! North Carolina Wesleyan, the smallest of the participating institutions, is pleased to announce a second place finish behind Wake Forest University! In the spirit of competition, each school’s donations of food and funds were combined for a final donation total. All monetary donations were multiplied by five, then the total was divided by the number of students attending each school for a per capita amount.

With $250.00 given online and 186 pounds of food donated, the Bishops finished with 1.954 lb./student. The Demon Deacons took home the first annual trophy with 2.531 lb./student. UNC-Chapel Hill finished third at 0.601 lb./student. North Carolina Central, NC State, Duke, and East Carolina rounded out the remaining participants.

Hoops 4 Hunger aimed to help re-stock depleted Food Bank shelves by encouraging school spirit and school support of this collaborative, worthy community service effort. Collectively, the seven institutions combined to provide 31,651 meals!

North Carolina State University head coach Kay Yow was this year's honorary chairperson.

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